Automatic stop for talking-machines.



H. P. PROUD. AUTOMATIC STOP FOR TALKING MACHINES.

APPLICATION HLED MAR 27, I91?- Patented Aug. 6, 1918.

\ HHHHHHHH L lNVENTdR HENRY I. PROUD, OF PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA.

AUTOMATIC STOP FOR TALKING-MACHINES.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Aug. 6, 1918.

Application filed March 27, 1917. Serial No. 157,664.

To all whom it mayconcern:

Be it. known that I. HENRY P. PaoUo, a citizen of the United States, residin in the city and county of Philadelphia, tate of Pennsylvania, have invented a new and useful AutomaticSto) for Talkin -Machines, of which the following is a specification.

My invention consists of an attachment for a talkin machine embodying novel means for causing the engagement automatically of a brake member with the turn table of such machine for stopping the latter promptly on the termination of a piece played. 2

It consists also of mechanism adapting the attachment to be set relatively to the number of convolutions on records so that said attachment is operative relatively to records playing pieces of different lengths.

he invention is satisfactorily illustrated the accompanying drawing, but the imtant' instrumentalities thereof may be vied, and so it is to be understood that the -ntion is not limited to the specific dels shown and described.

Figure 1 represents a plan view of a stopzachment for a talking machine embodying :1 y invention.

Fig. 2 represents a longitudinal section of a portion on line 2 -2 Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 represents a transverse section of a portion on line 3-3 Fig. 1.

Fig. 4 represents a plan view of a detached portion of the attachment.

Fig. 5 represents a perspective view of certain members of the attachment in a different position from that shown in Fig. 1.

Similar numerals of reference indicate corresponding parts in the figures.

Referring to the drawings,

1 designates the turn table of a talking machine, the same being mounted on the top of the cabinet of such machine as usual. 2 designates a bar or base which is supported on said top and having a side plate 3 which extends angularly therefrom over said top.

4- designates a disk like head which is ocaiml below the turn table and rotatably projection 9 bein spaced on the respective 'mcmbers relative y to each other for purposes to be hereinafter described.

13 designates what I denominate a brake shoe which is formed of leather, rubber, or other suitable pliable material, a portion of the same resting on the face of the head -l and being secured thereto by the screw 14, and having its sides embraced by the lugs 7, so as to beheld firmly in position, a portion of said brake shoe projecting from the pcriphery of the head, so as at a proper time to engage frictionally the depending rim 15 of the turn table 1, and stop the rotation of the, latter.

16 designates an elbow lever which isconnected with the bar 2 by the pivot 17, one limb 18 of said lever extending over the bar 2 and having on its free end the laterally turnednose 19 which is adapted to enter the recess 6 in the head 4 and lock the latter, whereby the brake shoe is held out of contact with the rim 15.

Connected with the lug 8 of the head 4 and the lug 11 of the plate 3 is the spring 21, whose object is to rotate said head when the latter is'released of the nose 19.

Connected with the lug 12 of the plate 3 and the limb 18 of the elbow lever 16 is the spring 22 which is adapted to hold the nose of said limb in engagement with the head 4 in the recess 6 in the latter.

On the pivot or pin 17 of the elbow lever and interposed between the head of said ivot andthe adjacent portion of said elbow ever, and between said portion and the cOntiguous part of the bar 2 are the resilient washers 28 and 24 which serve to hold said lever properly separated from said bar and im art proper friction to the former.

nterpo'sed between the top of the cabinet and the bar 2 is the bar 25, said bar 2 hav ing therein the longitudinally-extending slot 26 which receives the headed screw or pin 27 which passes through said slot and one end of the bar 25 into the top of the cabinet,

ceives the pivot 17 which is provided with a head which engages the underside ofthe bar 25 on opposite Walls of said slot 30, 1t being noticed that by these means the bar 2 is consaid bar 25 having thereonthe index finger nected with the bar 25., but the former is permitted to slide on the latter and so be moved say to the right and left, whereby the limb 20 oil the elbow lever may be set so as to be tripped relatively to the number of the spiral grooves or onvdlutions on the record so that when the end of said groove is reached the limb20 will be tripped and the brake shoe caused to be operated sensitively when the piece on the record has been: played, thus promptly stoppingthe rotation of the turn table and consequently of the record.

The extent of rotation of the heald 4 is limited by the abutment of its pnojection with the lug 10 on the plate 3, said members 10 and 9 ermine a stop for the purpose designate It Will be noticed that the horn 30 of the machine has thereon an arm 31, and the limb 20 of the elbow lever is so located on the top of the cabinet below the turn table as at a certain time to be in the path of said. arm, consequently \vhen'the sliding bar 2 is moved as to set said limb relatively' to the length of the piece to be played, and the head 4: is locked by the nose of the limb '18 of said elbow lever, the device is in operative condition.

When the playing of the piece is about to,

end, the arm 31 reaches the limb 20, and bears against the same, so as to trip it, whereby the nose 19 is Withdrawn from the recess 6, and so the head i is rotated due to the action of the spring 21 bringing the brake shoe into frictional contact with the rim of the turn table, thus quickly stopping the latter, which, as is evident, is occasioned just as the playing of the piece is ended.

' The head may be reset for the nextpiece to be played by rotating it in reverse direction, for which purpose said head is provided with the ar or lever 32 convenient for the purpose,,the nose 1 9 then again droppingjnto' the. recess 6 and so controlling the disk against rotation until the elbow lever is engaged and operated by the born as previously described.

Having thus described my I claini asncw and desire to tors Patent, ism--- 1. In a stop attaelnnenl for a talking ma chine, a rotatable head, a brake member thereon, a base, an elbow lever pivoted on said base and having means engageable with said head to lock the latter and theother limb movable independentlyof and adapted to be 'in the path of a movable member of said machine, means on said head and the base for causing rotation of the head. and means on said elbow lever and base inde pendent of said rotating means and acting on the said arm of the elbdw lever to hold the latter in engagement with said head, said base bei 1g slidalily mounted.

2. In stop attaclm'ient for a talking marhine, a rotatable head, a base on which said head is rotatahlylmounted, a brake member on said head, means engageable with the peinvention what secure byv Letripher'y of said head for holding the same immovable, meal s for limiting the rotation of said head an means including a tonearm for releasing said head to permit its movement, said base being adjustably mounted on a support whereby said releasing means may be set to records. of different lengths and the brake automatically released by the tone-arm.

3. In a stop attachment for a talking machine, a rotatable head, a brake inelnber thereon, a base member on "which said head is n'nimntrd, said base member being slich ingly mounted on a support and provided With graduations, whereby the brake is automatically released by the tone arm, and an index {fin er on said support adapted to point to e 'her of said graduations.

HENRY I. PROUD.

Witnesses HENRY J. WAL ER, JGHN A. WEIDERSHEIM. 

